Women's experience of intimate partner violence and uptake of Antenatal Care in Sofala, Mozambique

Autor: Armando Licoze, Halkeno Tura
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
Epidemiology
Maternal Health
Emotions
Intimate Partner Violence
Social Sciences
Criminology
Logistic regression
Health Services Accessibility
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Cognition
Sociology
Pregnancy
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
reproductive and urinary physiology
Mozambique
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Multidisciplinary
Schools
Traumatic Injury Risk Factors
Pregnancy Outcome
Prenatal Care
Middle Aged
female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
Medicine
Female
Crime
Research Article
Adult
Adolescent
Science
education
Decision Making
Context (language use)
Odds
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Antenatal Care
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Humans
Violent Crime
business.industry
Cognitive Psychology
Biology and Life Sciences
social sciences
medicine.disease
Mental health
Medical Risk Factors
People and Places
Africa
Domestic violence
Women's Health
Cognitive Science
business
Demography
Neuroscience
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 5, p e0217407 (2019)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes. Although maternal health services, especially antenatal care (ANC), can act as a link to IPV resources, women experiencing IPV likely have reduced uptake of ANC due to social and emotional barriers. Poor ANC uptake can also further exacerbate adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, there is limited research examining the association between IPV and ANC within the context of Mozambique. Using data from a study conducted to assess the impact of membership in savings groups on maternal health service utilization in Mozambique (N = 205), we investigated the association between IPV and uptake of ANC. Pearson chi-square and logistic regression were employed to examine the association between IPV and ANC service utilization. The mean age of the participants was 33.4 years (SD = 11.88). Overall, 47.3%, 83.4%, and 51.7% of the participants reported experiencing IPV, receiving at least one ANC, and four or more ANC, respectively. Women who reported experience of IPV had lower odds of receiving both at least one (AOR 0.31 [95% CI:0.12-0.82]) and four or more ANC (AOR 0.50 [95% CI: 0.27-0.92]). Women who reported experience of IPV also had lower odds of receiving ANC from skilled personnel (AOR 0.32 [95% CI: 0.10-0.90]). Experience of IPV showed significant association with reduced ANC service utilization among women in the study area. Further study is needed to assess whether the negative association between IPV and ANC service utilization is also a causal relationship, the evidence which will then help guide a comprehensive intervention effort to improve maternal health services use.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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